Hand-painted Kaweco Sport Fountain Pen M Nib

Traditional turkish motifs of natural beauties have been used to decorate wide variety of mediums such as books, pottery, tiles, and textiles, since the 15th century. During the golden age of ottoman empire, topkap palace workshop nakkahane was the art house for the miniaturists, calligraphers, illumination and gilding artists, and more. Artisans had depicted the mesmerizing beauties of flowers, leaves, clouds and other scenary surrounding them in and around the palace.

Their motifs are still being used by todays artists. As a staunch lover of nature, i have been synthesizing the traditional illumination tezhip and modern/industrial art since the earliest years of my art journey. When i received my first kaweco sport fountain pen as a birthday gift, i was fascinated by its pure elegance and ergonomics.

Its almost-90-year-old distinct, simple and well-thought design inspired me to use the pen as the base for my next art project. The rosebud figure goncagül was used to represent my artistic approach of fusing a traditional turkish/ottoman decoration on the beloved modern classic kaweco sport pen. Please consider this mostly as a decorative object. We have been using the pens for at least two months daily, and have not seen any problems, but disinfectants, alcohol based products and similar cleaning products may damage the protective lacquer.

You will enjoy using this unique pen for a long time if it is well taken care of. Limited to one piece per person.

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